Yesterday, Don Marsh of St. Louis Public Radio led a roundtable discussion on civil asset forfeiture and the Camp Zoe seizure. Attorney Dave Roland of the Freedom Center of Missouri had some comments that I thought were worth reposting; here…
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Dave Roland on the Camp Zoe seizure
Tagged with: Camp Zoe, civil asset forfeiture, Dave Roland, Don Marsh, Freedom Center of Missouri, Jimmy Tebeau, KWMU, Richard Callahan, Riverfront Times, St. Louis Public Radio, state sovereignty
Posted in states
Posted in states
“Sometimes we have to eat our own kill”
Vallery Brown in the December 19th Oklahoman: Drug crimes this year resulted in millions of dollars in cash, homes, guns and other property being forfeited to federal, state and local authorities. Cash used to buy or from the sale of…
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Tagged with: asset forfeiture, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control
Posted in Drug War, states
Posted in Drug War, states
Asset forfeiture in the news
1. Congressman Walther Jones (R-NC) objects to proposed reforms of NOAA’s Asset Forfeiture operations because the reforms would use forfeitures to pay the salaries of administrative law judges presiding over forfeiture proceedings. Here is another account. And another. 2. Aurora,…
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Tagged with: Aurora, Homeland Security, Howard County, Illinois, Indiana, James Fleming, NOAA, RIAA, US Rep. Walther Jones (R-NC)
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
The Eighth Amendment Protection in Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Cases – The Camp Zoe Case
The Camp Zoe case is in the news as an example of the Feds’ aggressive move to shut down “drug venues” by targeting where drugs are bought, sold and consumed, regardless of whether the owner of the property is implicated…
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Tagged with: 21 U.S.C. §881, Austin v. United States, Camp Zoe, Eighth Amendment, excessive fines, Supreme Court
Posted in Drug War, federal
Posted in Drug War, federal
Indiana attorney general to defend state prosecutors’ right to break the law
From Heather Gillers in today’s Indianapolis Star: State Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Tuesday he will “zealously” defend 78 county prosecutors against a lawsuit alleging the prosecutors are holding on to seized assets meant for a state school fund. The…
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Tagged with: asset forfeiture, Heather Gillers, Indiana, Indianapolis Star, Mitch Daniels, Paul Ogden, prosecutors, Radley Balko
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Posted in states
Will the DEA shut down every major music festival in the country?
Addendum, 1-19-2012: The seizure of Camp Zoe and the persecution of Jimmy Tebeau has serious implications for the ability of musical festivals and concerts to exist outside a highly regulated, controlled environment. Please consider making a $10, $25, or larger donation…
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Tagged with: asset forfeiture, Bonnaroo, Camp Zoe, Dave Roland, DEA, equitable sharing, Freedom Center, Governor Bob Holden, Jimmy Tebeau, Missouri, music festivals, Richard Callahan
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
Posted in Drug War, federal, states
